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Lesson Plans-Week of February 22nd Reading Monday Comprehension 11:10-Opener: What images come to mind when you think about the North and South Pole? 11:15-PowerPoint (website)-use Talking Chips 11:25-Vocabulary introduction (post words on the bulletin board) 11:30-Read Ice and More Ice together. Use the teacher Think-Aloud on pg. 517B Problem/Solution. 11:40-Reread with “Read and Review” 11:50-Adjectives: complete pg. 129 together 12:00-Introduce homework Homework: Vocabulary pg. 149 Tuesday Comprehension 11:10-Opener: Skim the text quickly, looking at the title and graphics for an overview of the content. With your shoulder partner make predictions about the text. What questions do you have? (Timed-Pair Share) 11:15- Read Spirit of Endurance along with the CD or aloud. Pause at the bottom of 521 to discuss prompt 4 “Problem and Solution” and prompt 5 “Make Inferences”. Stop at page 524 “Author’s Purpose”. (Timed Pair Share with Face Partner) Stop at 529 to summarize and at the end discuss prompt 26 “Problem and Solution” 11:45- Question 3 page 535 (Round Robin). Pick one other question from page 535 and answer on your own sheet of paper. 12:00-Introduce homework Homework: Adjectives page 130 Wednesday Comprehension 11:10-Opener: Think about yesterday’s reading selection. How would Shackleton’s search for help for his crew have been different if he had gone to the North Pole? (Round Robin) 11:15-Small Groups Group One: Work with the teacher. Group Two: Read the leveled reader “The Lure of the Poles” or “Science in the Snow” together with your group. (This will be teacher led, following the lesson plan on pgs. 541Q and 541S) Group Three: 1. Beyond Practice page 149-Vocabulary 2. Oral Language 541 F- North and South Pole Web 11:45-pg 154 A Book base and root words 12:00-Introduce homework Homework: Grammar pg 131 Thursday 11:10-Opener: What have you learned about the north and south poles? (Rally Robin) 11:15-Small Groups Group One: Work with the teacher. Group Three: Read the leveled reader “The Lure of the Poles” or “Science in the Snow” together with your group. (This will be teacher led, following the lesson plan on pgs. 541Q and 541S) Group Two: 1. Beyond Practice page 149-Vocabulary 2. Oral Language 541 F- North and South Pole Web 11:45- Practice Book 154 O base, roots, and affixes 12:00-Introduce homework Homework: Grammar page 132- Adjectives Friday 11:10-Opener: Think about the texts we have read this week. Compare and contrast the north and south poles. 11:15-Read The Bottom of the World together with the students. Answer question number 2 with your shoulder partner. (Timed Pair Share) 11:30-Assess: Use Weekly Assessment questions 1-11 and Grammar test NO HOMEWORK Math Monday Lesson 7-9: Subtraction of Positive and Negative Numbers Mental Math Math Message Math Message Follow-Up Developing a rule for subtracting positive and negative numbers Math journal pg. 238 and 239 (rally coach) Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers Math Journal pg 240 (rally coach) High Number Toss SRB pg 321; Math Master pg. 487 Math Boxes Pg 241 Homework: Study Link 7-9 Tuesday Lesson 7-11: Calculator Practice: Working with Negative Numbers Mental Math Math Message Math Message Follow Up Introducing Operations with Signed Numbers on a calculator Practicing Addition and Subtraction Using the calculator Journal pg. 244 and 245 (rally coach) Math Boxes Homework: Study Link 7-10 Wednesday Review for test Homework: Review Sheet-Study Link -11 Thursday Unit 7 test NO HOMEWORK Friday Lesson 8-1: Review: Comparing Fractions Mental Math Math Message Math Message Follow-Up Renaming Fractions as Equivalent Fractions SRB pg 399 and 401 Comparing Fractions Using Common Denominators Finding Equivalent Fractions Journal pg 248 and 249 Play Build-it SRB pg 300 and 399; Math Masters pg 446 and 447 Math Boxes Journal pg 250 Homework: Study Link 8-1 Science Kitchen detectives Students will test four kitchen powders and record observations on a data table. This information will be used to identify a mystery powder. No Homework Social Studies Americans and the Revolution and Fighting the Revolutionary War Vocabulary, Comprehension Questions, and Activity Book pg. 88 Writing Students will continue to work on their Writer’s Workshop projects. Mini-Lesson: Adjectives Gifted Fifth Grade Lesson Plans Feb. 22-Feb. 26 READING Monday: Take a KCA practice test. Introduce new vocabulary words. Use online Kansas 1855 census documents to create a map of Kansas Territory residents and draw conclusions about emigration and the slavery/free state issue based on the map. Homework: Vocabulary 13A Tuesday: Review the KCA skills missed on Monday’s test. Check homework. Read Kansas history pg 34-36. Listen to podcast (pro-slavery letter). Read pg. 36-37 and listen to podcast (free-state/ slave testimony). Fill out a compare-contrast graphic organizer. Continue Latin/Greek root words. Homework: Complete Book Club Think Sheet Wednesday: Take a KCA practice test. Read pgs. 37-41 in Kansas history and discuss. Create topic/main idea/ details triangles. Book Club. Edit Book Club Sheet for caps, punctuation, and spelling. Homework: Vocabulary 13BCD Thursday: Review KCA skills missed on Weds. Check homework. Look at Capitol Building mural of John Brown and discuss. Read documents and letters by and about John Brown. Look at items and songs important in his life. Sort this information to make generalizations about how John Brown viewed himself and how other people viewed him. Place these on a worksheet and add a personal opinion of John Brown. Homework: Study for vocabulary test Friday: Take a KCA test. Take vocabulary test. Continue John Brown work from Thursday. Read and discuss pg. 42-53. Play Kansas Jeopardy. MATH Monday: Challenge Math Ch. 17 – Graphing Equations (coordinate planes) Extension: Exponent Ball Tuesday: Continue Challenge Math Ch. 17 – Graphing Equations (use for speed, predictions…) Extension: Team Math Contest (or game requested by 5th grade teachers) Wednesday: Continue Chapter 17 Graphing Equations (slope, rise, run) Extension: Groups will used wax paper, straws, foil, etc. to build a boat that will hold the most weight possible before taking on water. They will analyze and rebuild boat, recording the shape and surface area of each boat and the amount of weight it holds. They will determine if there is any mathematical relationship between shape, surface area and weight. Thursday: Retake missed questions from Chapter 11 test. Finish Chapter 17 activities. Extension: Continue boat experiment Friday: Take Chapter 12 Probability pre-test Extension: Finish boat experiment
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